scholarly journals Far-infrared spectroscopy of PbTe doped with iron

2002 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. 415-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pantelija Nikolic ◽  
K. Radulovic ◽  
D. Vasiljevic-Radovic ◽  
V. Blagojevic ◽  
B. Milosavljevic ◽  
...  

Far infrared reflection spectra, at room and liquid nitrogen temperature, of PbTe single crystals doped with iron are presented. Plasma minima were observed at about 160 cm?1 and 180 cm?1 for room and liquid nitrogen temperature, respectively. Using the reflectivity diagrams and their minima the values of the hole concentrations and their mobility at both temperatures were calculated and compared with galvanomagnetic measurements. All these results indicated that when PbTe is doped with a small concentration of Fe, the hole concentration is reduced by one order of magnitude and the free carrier mobility is larger when compared to pure PbTe.

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (13) ◽  
pp. 1732-1736
Author(s):  
A. G. Belov ◽  
I. A. Denisov ◽  
V. E. Kanevskii ◽  
N. V. Pashkova ◽  
A. P. Lysenko

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 382-385
Author(s):  
Joshua Stimson ◽  
Michael Ward ◽  
John Sutter ◽  
Sofia Diaz-Moreno ◽  
Simon Alcock ◽  
...  

In order to provide adequate cryogenic cooling of both existing and next-generation crystal monochromators, a new approach to produce an optimum thermal interface between the first crystal and its copper heat exchanger is proposed. This will ensure that the increased heat load deposited by higher X-ray powers can be properly dissipated. Utilizing a cylindrical silicon crystal, a tubular copper heat exchanger and by exploiting the differing thermal and mechanical properties of the two, a very good thermal interface was achieved at liquid-nitrogen temperatures. The surface flatness of the diffracting plane at one end of the cylindrical crystal was measured at room temperature while unconstrained. The crystal was then placed into the copper heat exchanger, a slide fit at room temperature, and then cooled to liquid-nitrogen temperature. At −200°C the slide fit became an interference fit. This room-temperature `loose' fit was modelled using finite-element analysis to obtain the desired fit at cryogenic temperatures by prescribing the fit at room temperature. Under these conditions, the diffraction surface was measured for distortion due to thermal and mechanical clamping forces. The total deformation was measured to be 30 nm, an order of magnitude improvement over deformation caused by cooling alone with the original side-clamped design this concept method is set to replace. This new methodology also has the advantage that it is repeatable and does not require macro-scale tools to acquire a nanometre-accuracy mounting.


1999 ◽  
Vol 595 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Schubert ◽  
A. Kasic ◽  
T.E. Tiwald ◽  
J.A. Woollam ◽  
V. Harle ◽  
...  

AbstractPhonon and free-carrier effects in a strained hexagonal (α) {GaN}l-{AlN}m superlattice (SL) heterostructure (l = 8 nm, m = 3 nm) are studied by infrared spectroscopic ellipsometry (IRSE) and micro (µ)-Raman scattering. Growth of the heterostructures was performed by metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) on (0001) sapphire. An unstrained 1 µm-thick α-GaN layer was deposited prior to the SL. SL phonon modes are identified combining results from both IRSE and µ-Raman techniques. The shift of the GaN-sublayer phonon modes is used to estimate an average compressive SL stress of σxx ∼ - 4.3 GPa. The IRSE data reveal a free-carrier concentration of ne ∼ 5×1018 cm−3 within the undoped SL GaN-sublayers. According to the vertical carrier confinement, the free-carrier mobility is anisotropic, and the lateral mobility ( µ⊥ ∼ 400 cm2/Vs, polarization E⊥c-axis) exceeds the vertical mobility (µ∥ ∼ 24 cm2/Vs, E∥c) by one order of magnitude.


2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (S1) ◽  
pp. 710-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Schubert ◽  
A. Kasic ◽  
T.E. Tiwald ◽  
J.A. Woollam ◽  
V. Härle ◽  
...  

Phonon and free-carrier effects in a strained hexagonal (α) {GaN}l-{AlN}msuperlattice (SL) heterostructure (l = 8 nm, m = 3 nm) are studied by infrared spectroscopic ellipsometry (IRSE) and micro (µ)-Raman scattering. Growth of the heterostructures was performed by metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) on (0001) sapphire. An unstrained 1 µm-thick α-GaN layer was deposited prior to the SL. SL phonon modes are identified combining results from both IRSE and µ-Raman techniques. The shift of the GaN-sublayer phonon modes is used to estimate an average compressive SL stress of σxx ∼ - 4.3 GPa. The IRSE data reveal a free-carrier concentration of ne ∼ 5×1018 cm−3 within the undoped SL GaN-sublayers. According to the vertical carrier confinement, the free-carrier mobility is anisotropic, and the lateral mobility (µ⊥ ∼ 400 cm2/Vs, polarization E⊥c-axis) exceeds the vertical mobility (µ|| ∼ 24 cm2/Vs, E||c) by one order of magnitude.


Author(s):  
Claude Lechene

Electron probe microanalysis of frozen hydrated kidneysThe goal of the method is to measure on the same preparation the chemical elemental content of the renal luminal tubular fluid and of the surrounding renal tubular cells. The following method has been developed. Rat kidneys are quenched in solid nitrogen. They are trimmed under liquid nitrogen and mounted in a copper holder using a conductive medium. Under liquid nitrogen, a flat surface is exposed by sawing with a diamond saw blade at constant speed and constant pressure using a custom-built cryosaw. Transfer into the electron probe column (Cameca, MBX) is made using a simple transfer device maintaining the sample under liquid nitrogen in an interlock chamber mounted on the electron probe column. After the liquid nitrogen is evaporated by creating a vacuum, the sample is pushed into the special stage of the instrument. The sample is maintained at close to liquid nitrogen temperature by circulation of liquid nitrogen in the special stage.


Author(s):  
O. T. Inal ◽  
L. E. Murr

When sharp metal filaments of W, Fe, Nb or Ta are observed in the field-ion microscope (FIM), their appearance is differentiated primarily by variations in regional brightness. This regional brightness, particularly prominent at liquid nitrogen temperature has been attributed in the main to chemical specificity which manifests itself in a paricular array of surface-atom electron-orbital configurations.Recently, anomalous image brightness and streaks in both fcc and bee materials observed in the FIM have been shown to be the result of surface asperities and related topographic features which arise by the unsystematic etching of the emission-tip end forms.


Author(s):  
T. G. Naymik

Three techniques were incorporated for drying clay-rich specimens: air-drying, freeze-drying and critical point drying. In air-drying, the specimens were set out for several days to dry or were placed in an oven (80°F) for several hours. The freeze-dried specimens were frozen by immersion in liquid nitrogen or in isopentane at near liquid nitrogen temperature and then were immediately placed in the freeze-dry vacuum chamber. The critical point specimens were molded in agar immediately after sampling. When the agar had set up the dehydration series, water-alcohol-amyl acetate-CO2 was carried out. The objectives were to compare the fabric plasmas (clays and precipitates), fabricskeletons (quartz grains) and the relationship between them for each drying technique. The three drying methods are not only applicable to the study of treated soils, but can be incorporated into all SEM clay soil studies.


Author(s):  
M.K. Lamvik ◽  
D.A. Kopf ◽  
S.D. Davilla ◽  
J.D. Robertson

Last year we reported1 that there is a striking reduction in the rate of mass loss when a specimen is observed at liquid helium temperature. It is important to determine whether liquid helium temperature is significantly better than liquid nitrogen temperature. This requires a good understanding of mass loss effects in cold stages around 100K.


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